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United States Patent | 5,269,402 |
Speckhart ,   et al. | December 14, 1993 |
An apparatus for conveying articles supported on hooked members has a helical member which has a varying pitch and outer diameter for conveying the articles at different speeds along its length. The helical member is coupled on one end to a constant speed motor which rotates the helical member to convey the hooked members forward. The helical member is supported within a tube which includes an entrance portion shaped to rotate the hooked members in conjunction with an spring guide from a first position into a second position. A slot is formed within the support tube for receiving the hooked members from the entrance portion and maintaining the hooked members in the second position upon being conveyed by the helical member.
Inventors: | Speckhart; Bernard (Short Hills, NJ); Berson; Paul M. (Mountain Lakes, NJ); Akopnik; Garri (Newark, NJ) |
Assignee: | White Conveyors, Inc. (Kenilworth, NJ) |
Appl. No.: | 716776 |
Filed: | June 18, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 198/416; 198/465.4; 198/666; 198/670; 198/680 |
Intern'l Class: | B65G 047/24 |
Field of Search: | 198/465.4,657,666,670,662,663,673,680,416 |
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